Regent School of Law — Awards & Honors

Regent University School of Law’s Center for Advocacy trains students in the legal skills of negotiation, trial advocacy, and appellate advocacy, developing competition teams that are among the top teams in the nation. To date, these Regent teams have won more than 60 national and regional championships, best brief, and best oralist awards.

2016 Charleston Moot Court Competition:
1st Place | best oralist

Regent Law team members Glenn Reynolds ’16, Courtney Marasigan ’17, and Alexandra McPhee ’17 – coached by LAW assistant professor Tessa Dysart – won the Charleston Moot Court Competition. Reynolds earned the title “best oralist” for the final round of the competition.

2016 Robert R. Merhige, Jr. National Environmental Negotiation Competition:
2nd Place

Regent Law’s moot court team of Jessica Rigsbee ’17 and Chelsea Harkins ’17 finished second-place overall at the Robert R. Merhige, Jr. National Environmental Negotiation Competition at the University of Richmond. The team was coached by LAW professor Eric DeGroff.

2016 J. Gibbons Moot Court Competition:
Quarterfinalists | best oralist | 2nd-best oralist

At the J. Gibbons Moot Court Competition at Seton Hall Law in Newark, New Jersey, Regent’s moot court team achieved the title of “quarterfinalists.” Kathleen Knudsen ’16, Renee Knudsen ’16, and Andrew Butler ’16 were coached by LAW professor James Duane. R. Knudsen earned the title of “best oralist”; Butler took home the “second-best oralist” honor.

2016 Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship:
2nd Place | Best Brief

Each January, the top 16 Moot Court programs in the United States are invited to participate in the annual Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship at the University of Houston. Regent was selected to participate after being ranked 8th in the nation by the University of Houston Law Center at the conclusion of the 2015 competition season. During the competition January 28-29, students Renee Knudsen, Palmer Horst, and Marie Dienhart defended their way to second-place in the nation, just behind Georgetown as they competed with teams from schools such as Southern Methodist University, New York University and Texas Tech University. The Regent team also took home the award for best brief.

2016 Price Media Law Moot Court competition:
Americas Regional champions | best brief | best oral advocate

The Regent Law Team of Christy Hurst, Palmer Hurst and Sandra Alcaide won first place at Regional Rounds in the Americas of the Price Media Law Moot Court Competition in New York City. The team won the best brief, and Alcaide earned the marks for best oral advocate. This is the second year in a row that a team from Regent has swept the competition. They will advance to the international championship rounds of the competition at Oxford University March 30-April 2nd, the same competition where Regent’s team placed second in the world in 2013.

Regent Law Ranked in the Top 10 For Best Moot Court Program 2015

Regent University’s School of Law was ranked in the top 10 for Best Moot Court Program in the Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship rankings by the University of Houston Law Center. Regent was ranked 8th among 202 American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law schools in the United States, placing above schools such as Harvard School of Law, Yale School of Law and New York University School of Law.

2015 George Washington University National Religious Freedom Moot Court Competition:
2nd Place | Semi-Finalist | Best Oralist

Regent University School of Law teams are continuing their victorious arguing streaks at various competitions in the United States. Earlier in February, two Regent Law Moot Court teams competed at the George Washington School of Law Religious Freedom Moot Court competition. Out of the 28 teams competing, both of Regent’s School of Law teams continued to the semi-final rounds. Paul Shakeshaft ’15 was awarded the title of Best Oralist throughout the competition.

2015 Price Media International Moot Court Programme:
Americas Region Champions | International Best Brief |  Regional Best Brief | Regional Best Oralist

On Saturday, Feb. 1, 2015, third-year Regent Law student Jessica Krentz ’15, along with her teammates Lindsey Brower ’15 and Carly Havens ’15 took home first prize in the regional round of the Price International Moot Court Competition Americas Regional in New York City.

2015 TOURO LAW CENTER NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION IN LAW & RELIGION:
1ST PLACE

2014 Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition:
Semi-Finalist | Best Brief

On March 28-29, 2014, Regent students competed in the fourth annual Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition at Elon University. The team, consisting of Regent law students Tiffany Bennett, Chelsea Schlittenhart and Jaclyn Walliser, advanced in the rounds from 25 participating teams and into the semifinal round. During the competition, Bennett, Schlittenhart and Walliser also won the Best Brief Award for Petitions’ Brief. The team lost by one point during the semifinal rounds to the winning team from Southwestern Law School.

2014 George Washington National Religious Freedom Moot Court Competition:
2nd Place | Best Oralist

While exhibiting excellence in the classroom throughout their three years of law school is important to the legal profession, another vital component of training to become a lawyer is writing, researching and defending an argument. Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, Regent Law assistant professor Tessa Dysart led her team of 3L students, Drew Cziok, Chelsea Schlittenhart and Andrew Stevener through the 2014 National Religious Freedom Moot Court Competition. The team finished in second place overall in the competition hosted by George Washington University, in Washington, D.C.

2014 TOURO LAW CENTER NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION IN LAW & RELIGION:
2ND PLACE | BEST ORALIST

2013 University of Oxford Media Law Competition:
2nd Place

2012 ABA Alternative Dispute Resolution Competition:
Regional Champions

2012 National Moot Court Competition (NMCC):
Regional Champions

2012 National Moot Court Competition:
Top 8 | Second Best Brief

2012 ABA National Negotiation Competition:
2ND PLACE | 5TH PLACE

2011 Billings, Exum, and Frye National Moot Court Competition:
2ND Place | Best Brief Honors

2011 William B. Spong, Jr. Moot Court Invitational Tournament:
Best Oralist

2011 William B. Spong, Jr. Moot Court Invitational Tournament:
3RD PLACE Place Honors

2010 NBLSA International Negotiation Competition Champions

2010 Texas Young Lawyers Association Regional Champions

2009 NATIONAL PRETRIAL COMPETITION CHAMPIONS

2009 William B. Spong, Jr. Moot Court Invitational Tournament Champions

2009  Merhige National Environmental Negotiation Competition

2008 ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition:
Regional Champions

2007 ABA National Negotiation Championship

2006 ABA NATIONAL APPELLATE ADVOCACY COMPETITION